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Half a Man

Subtitle: The Status of the Negro in New York

Mary White Ovington

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Literature History - American History - Modern (1750+)Sociology

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HALF A MAN FOREWORD INTRODUCTION

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1. HALF A MAN 2. FOREWORD 3. INTRODUCTION 4. CHAPTER I "Up from Slavery"5. CHAPTER II Where the Negro Lives 6. CHAPTER III The Child of the Tenement 7. CHAPTER IV Earning a Living—Manual Labor and the Trades 8. CHAPTER V Earning a Living—Business and the Professions 9. CHAPTER VI The Colored Woman as a Bread Winner 10. CHAPTER VII Rich and Poor 11. CHAPTER VIII The Negro and the Municipality 12. CHAPTER IX Conclusion 13. APPENDIX 14. INDEX

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